The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author, Volumes 1-2Phillips, Sampson, 1852 - 616 pages |
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Page vii
... whole magic of his versification . The first of our author's compositions now extant in print , is an Ode on Solitude , written before he was twelve years old ; which , considered as the pro- duction of so early an age , is a perfect ...
... whole magic of his versification . The first of our author's compositions now extant in print , is an Ode on Solitude , written before he was twelve years old ; which , considered as the pro- duction of so early an age , is a perfect ...
Page xv
... whole body of our nobility , and transferred his powerful influence with those great men to this rising bard , who frequently levied , by that means , unusual contributions on the public . No sooner was his body lifeless , but this ...
... whole body of our nobility , and transferred his powerful influence with those great men to this rising bard , who frequently levied , by that means , unusual contributions on the public . No sooner was his body lifeless , but this ...
Page xxvii
... whole tribe of writers . Though he did not esteem any particular man amongst his enemies of consequence enough to provoke an an- swer , yet , when they were considered collectively , they offered excellent materials for a general satire ...
... whole tribe of writers . Though he did not esteem any particular man amongst his enemies of consequence enough to provoke an an- swer , yet , when they were considered collectively , they offered excellent materials for a general satire ...
Page xxviii
... whole of Shakspeare's plays , and , if possible , by comparing all the different copies now to be procured , restore him to his ancient purity : to which our poet made this modest reply , That , not having attempted any thing in the ...
... whole of Shakspeare's plays , and , if possible , by comparing all the different copies now to be procured , restore him to his ancient purity : to which our poet made this modest reply , That , not having attempted any thing in the ...
Page 65
... Whole nations enter with each swelling tide , And seas but join the regions they divide ; Earth's distant ends our glory shall behold , And the new world launch forth to seek the old . Then ships of uncouth form shall stem the tide ...
... Whole nations enter with each swelling tide , And seas but join the regions they divide ; Earth's distant ends our glory shall behold , And the new world launch forth to seek the old . Then ships of uncouth form shall stem the tide ...
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